Smoking & Tobacco Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1910's – 1920's match safe from the Alfred Holt Shipping Lines / Blue Funnel Line Ship TSS Ascanius. The silver-plated nickel safe shows an enameled flag in blue, white, and yellow detail with the letters: "AH" in the center...

ARTIFACT: Great 1950's Frank's Riders Harley Davidson pin-up matchbook from Portsmouth, NH. Some of the original matches remain intact, unstruck and the matchbook reads: THE HOME OF FRANK'S RIDERS 121 MAPLEWOOD AVE. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. Tel. Geneva 6-3704 –...

ARTIFACT: This is a classic Harley Davidson ashtray from the 1957 Gypsy Tour in Laconia, New Hampshire, the home of "Bike Week" since 192Gypsy Tours officially began in 1917 under the Federation of American Motorcyclists, and were fun outings...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful and scarce 1952 AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Gypsy Tour participant award ashtray made of SAFEX glass. The center of the octagonal ashtray shows the AMA emblem in red and below reads: "GYPSY TOUR 1952" and the...

ARTIFACT: Vietnam Era lighter by ATCO featuring the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro Insignia and dated: "3/15/72". The lighter features the etched names of a young couple "DEBI + LENNY" and the classic early 70's sentiment: "LOVE IS NEVER HAVING...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1959 78th Rifle Company United States Marine Corps Reserve, factory-engraved Zippo lighter named to Bob Hummer. The lighter features a brushed finish and reads: "BOB HUMMER 78th RIFLE CO. USMCR" with a nicely detailed,...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved slim Zippo lighter made for the North American Van Lines Trucking Corporation. VINTAGE: 1971 SIZE: This is a slim Zippo lighter: 2-1/4" H x 1-3/16 W x 3/8 D. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated steel with...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1972 USS Trepang SSN 674 nuclear submarine slim Zippo. The USS Trepang is a Sturgeon-class attack submarine and is the second to hold the name, named after a marine animal sometimes called a 'sea slug' or a 'sea cucumber'. USS Trepang...

ARTIFACT: 1974 Boston and Maine Railroad Advertising Zippo lighter with blue painted logo: "BM" VINTAGE: Circa 1974. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass, paint. ATTACHMENT: To be...

ARTIFACT: 1970 United States Navy Ship Zippo for U.S.S. Brumby DE-104The lighter is factory engraved showing an image of the vessel coasting through the water, showing a white number: "1044" and beneath it reads: "U.S.S. BRUMBY DE...

ARTIFACT: 1970 United States Navy Ship Slim Zippo for U.S.S. Brumby DE-104The lighter is factory engraved showing an image of the vessel coasting through the water, showing a white number: "1044" and beneath it reads: "U.S.S. BRUMBY DE 1044". The USS...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare 1963 "slim" Zippo lighter for the United States Navy ship USS Thresher (SSN-593). The USS Thresher was a nuclear submarine built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1960 and lost off Cape Cod on April 10, 1963...